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MINUTES  OF  THE 
W.  S.  Thompson  was  excused  from  serving  on  the  Committee 
on  Specimens,  and  Ferris  Bringhurst  appointed  in  his  place. 
The  business  involved  in  the  1st  resolution  laying  over  from 
last  year,  at  page  87  of  the  Proceedings  for  1869,  was  referred, 
for  consideration,  to  the  Committee  on  By-Laws  and  Constitu- 
tion. 
Albert  E.  Ebert  referred  to  the  fact  that  the  Committee  on 
Unofficinal  Formulas  had  failed  to  report  for  several  years. 
After  some  discussion  of  the  matter  Dr.  Squibb  moved  that 
hereafter  this  Committee  consist  of  but  one  member,  which  being 
adopted,  the  Chair  appointed  J.  Faris  Moore. 
The  reading  of  queries  being  called  for,  they  were  called  in  the 
order  of  their  numbering,  but  owing  partly  to  the  members  not 
expecting  this  arrangement,  but  few  were  prepared,  having  left 
their  papers  at  their  lodgings. 
The  Secretary  stated  that  Dr.  S.  S.  Garrigues,  having  been 
absent  from  home  a  large  part  of  the  year,  had  not  been  able 
to  pursue  the  experiments  necessary  to  a  reply,  and  desired  the 
subject  continued. 
Joseph  L.  Lemberger  made  some  verbal  remarks  on  query  13 
and  requested  its  continuance  to  him. 
Albert  E.  Ebert  gave  as  a  reason  for  not  replying  to  query 
19  that  he  was  quite  unable  to  find  any  true  gillenia  trifoliata 
in  the  market.  It  was  suggested  that  the  root  of  gillenia  stipu- 
lacea  may  be  procured,  which  is  a  western  plant  of  similar  prop- 
erties, which  Mr.  Ebert  accepted. 
The  Auditing  Committee  made  the  following  report,  which 
was  adopted : 
"  The  Committee  appointed  at  the  18th  Annual  Meeting  to 
examine  the  accounts  of  the  Treasurer  for  the  past  year  respect- 
fully report  that  they  have  carefully  examined  the  accounts  and 
vouchers  thereto  pertaining,  and  have  found  the  same  to  be  cor- 
rect. They  are  happy  to  congratulate  the  Association  on  having 
its  financial  affairs  in  the  hands  of  so  faithful  and  able  an  officer." 
Signed  S.  M.  Colcord,  1 
Thomas  Whitfield,  }  Committee. 
W.  A.  Perkins.  j 
The  Treasurer's  Report  was  then,  on  motion,  adopted. 
